The Foundation pilot is assigned to the director of the Ghost in the Shell (Topic)

The streaming service Apple TV + has chosen a director who will pilot the series "Foundation", based on the works of the famous American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. According to Deadline, this post will be taken by Rupert Sanders, creator of the movies "Ghost in the Shell" and "Snow White and the Huntsman".

This project will be his debut on television. By his own admission Sanders, he is a big fan of Asimov's work. The series is expected to have ten episodes. The main roles will be played by Jared Harris and Lee Pace.

Recall that the "Foundation" cycle was presented in the 40s of the last century. It is about trying to save human civilization and knowledge, which is being undertaken by a group of psychohistorical scientists led by the brilliant mathematician Hari Seldon, who predicted the destruction of the Galactic Empire and the millennial chaos.

Attempts to movie "Foundation" have been repeatedly undertaken before. So, in 2008, Columbia Pictures studio intended to entrust the movieing of the movie to director Roland Emmerich. In 2014, the rights were acquired by HBO and Warner Bros. TV, who promised to jointly create a television series .. The script was expected to be written by Jonathan Nolan. None of these attempts have been successful.

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